Thomas Edison holds a staggering 1093 US patents to his name plus numerous patents in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom, making Edison history’s fourth most prolific inventor. In Edison we have the origin of the gu10 bulb.
Edison was responsible for a great number of inventions that facilitated mass communication, specifically telecommunications. The reason for his extensive knowledge in telecommunications was his early career as a telegraph operator. Edison was awarded the job by a three year old boy’s parents after he saved the child from being struck by a runaway train. The inventions related to mass communication that can be credited to Edison include electrical power, motion pictures, recorded music, a mechanical vote recorder, and a stock ticker. A crucial development for the modern industrialized world, in Edison one finds the origin of the concept and implement of all electric-power generation and distribution to factories, businesses, and homes. The first of Edison’s power stations was located on Manhattan Island in New York.
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